Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar rushes to Delhi; meets NSA, service chiefs
Parrikar was briefed in detail by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
Panaji: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar cancelled his scheduled programs in Goa and rushed to the national capital following the terror attack at IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab this morning.
Parrikar was to chair the meeting of BJP legislators here on the medium of instruction issue this afternoon. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar later chaired the meeting in Parrikar's absence.
In a pre-dawn attack, a group of heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists, suspected to belong to Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit, struck at the Air Force base, leading to a fierce gun-battle in which three security personnel were killed along with four attackers.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting during which he was briefed in detail by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the terror attack at an Air Force base in Pathankot.
The meeting was also attended by all the three Service chiefs and the Defence Secretary. The meeting lasted for about 90 minutes during which Parrikar was given a detailed overview about the intelligence received and the action taken by the security forces to thwart the attack by the group of terrorists, suspected to be belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit.
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